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May 22, 2008

DOT's Leonetti to replace Franklin as R.I. controller

PROVIDENCE -- The current controller for the state Department of Transporation will become the new controller for the state, a spokeswoman for the governor's office confirmed this afternoon.

Marc A. Leonetti will replace Lawrence C. Franklin Jr., according to spokeswoman Barbara Trainor.

Franklin, 57, is leaving his post at the end of June after 34 years of state service.

While several issues contributed to his decision, Franklin acknowledged last month that the looming threat of benefit cuts for state retirees “weighed heavily on my decision.”

-- Katherine Gregg, Journal State House bureau

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